Already There: Letting God Find You

by Mark Mossa S.J.

If you are young (or young only in heart!) and attempting to discover who you are meant to be, Fr. Mark Mossa can help you find the ways God is already in your life. Mossa provides an honest and entertaining account of how he, as a younger adult, now a Jesuit priest, attempts to find God's will for his life. Mossa's friends tell him that he has a talent for making weird (they politely say different) connections. He responds that images, lyrics, and repeatedly quoted lines from popular culture stick with us because they connect with something deep down inside of us and say something meaningful about our human experience. We need only take some time to reflect on our experience--and that is what Mark Mossa helps us to do--and we'll see that God has already been trying to communicate with us in unexpected and surprising ways.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Catholic

151 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2010

Reviews

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book for my contemporary Catholicism class. I’m not super religious, but this book is so interesting. It helped me process the bad things, and it helped me reflect on the good.

A great book for guidance!

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love that this book is so full of pop culture. I tend to like to see God in the most unusual places, such as in the music which I listen to (although the main message may not be the most wholesome) and the books that I read. What Fr. Mossa makes a point of is telling us that God will find us wherever we happen to be. There is nothing in this world which is not touched by God, but we have to be open to Him to be aware of that touch.

It was great to be able to find a really well-done book about spirituality that was at the same time a joy and pleasure to read.

[Roy Petitfils · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read insightful book for young adults beginning to take their spiritual journey more seriously. Mossa extrapolates liberally from his own experience which is not only refreshing but offers credibility to his message.

[Ann Yeong · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read with plenty of contemporary and popular culture references. Probably a great way to introduce young people to Ignatian spirituality.